NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 18/12/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Simon Quilty, wilya_janta Chief Operating Officer, talking about First climate-smart, culturally safe home nears completion in Tennant Creek. Construction of Tennant Creek’s first Explain Home is nearing completion — marking a major step forward for community-driven, climate-resilient housing in the Northern Territory. Built using locally made termite-mound mud bricks, the home’s high-thermal-mass walls are designed to stay cool through extreme heat. Solar panels, battery storage and rainwater harvesting are now in place, making sure the family who moves in gets a home that’s reliable, sustainable and built the right way from the ground up. The home has been developed alongside the Right Way Housing Guidelines, a document co-designed by Warumungu community members through Wilya Janta. The Guidelines spell out how housing should be planned, designed and delivered within community — setting clear expectations for government and industry about genuine engagement, cultural safety and long-term durability. In short: do it with community, not to community. With the Federal and NT Governments committing $4 billion to remote housing, the Right Way Housing Guidelines offer a practical blueprint to make sure that investment is community-led, community-approved and actually delivers homes people can thrive in. Wilya Janta is an innovative Aboriginal not-for-profit cultural consultancy that is truly led by community leaders and elders and supported by partners they have chosen to work with. You can find out more via the link below!
https://www.wilyajanta.org/our-work
Brian Singleton, Yirrganydji man, talking about Cairns mangrove study sets new standard for Indigenous-led research on country. A new study highlights how Indigenous leadership, science and business can unite to protect coastal ecosystems while building long-term environmental and cultural knowledge. Published in Ocean & Coastal Management, the study found the 300 hectares of mangrove forest on the Barron River estuary around Cairns Airport – on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef – stores more than 2,000 tonnes of carbon annually, making ongoing care and monitoring of these and other coastal wetlands important for slowing climate change. The research was co-designed by the Yirrganydji Traditional Custodians along with Blue Carbon Lab and RMIT University scientists and Cairns Airport. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credit: Through The Looking Glass Studio)
https://www.rmit.edu.au/…/dec/cairns-airport-mangroves
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